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I Can Dream Can’t I

This version of I Can Dream Can’T I was released by The Carpenters in 1975.

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As we eye
The blue horizon’s bend
Earth and sky
Appear to meet and end
But it’s merely an illusion
Like your heart and mine
There is no sweet conclusion

I can see
No matter how near you’ll be
You’ll never belong to me
But I can dream
Can’t I
Can’t I pretend
That I’m locked in the bend
Of your embrace
For dreams
Are just like wine,
And I am drunk
With mine

I’m aware
My heart is a sad affair
There’s much disillusion there
But I can dream
Can’t I

Can’t I adore you
Although we are oceans apart
I can’t make you open your heart
But I can dream
Can’t I

Can’t I adore you
Although we are oceans apart
I can’t make you open your heart
But I can dream
Can’t I

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The lyrics to I Can Dream Can’T I are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Carpenters in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to I Can Dream Can’T I are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Carpenters and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for I Can Dream Can’T I back when it was created.

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